Shoplifter gets away after running from workers at SW Houston store

Police say a man who stole from a store in southwest Houston got away after it was earlier believed he tried to hide in a Subway restaurant.

Author:
KHOU.com Staff , KHOU

Published:
8:54 PM CDT August 5, 2017

Updated:
9:00 PM CDT August 5, 2017

HOUSTON – Police say a man who stole from a store in southwest Houston got away after it was earlier believed he tried to hide in a Subway restaurant.

Police initially responded to reports of a robber held up inside the Subway along the Southwest Freeway near Bellaire. After officers made their way into a restroom, however, the suspect was not there.

Police later determined the man was actually a shoplifter at a store across the street. The suspect managed to evade employees and ran across the street, where it was thought he went into the restuarant.